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Mark C. Mainwaring, Auteur ; Megan Dickens, Auteur ; Ian R. Hartley, AuteurThe outcome of sibling competition for food is often determined by variation in body size within the brood and involves trade-offs; traits that enhance competitive ability within the nest may be developed at the expense of traits that enable eff[...]
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Mark C. Mainwaring, Auteur ; Ian R. Hartley, AuteurNest building requires parental investment and we should expect to find trade-offs between building and other behaviours or demands. For example, species breeding in temperate zones face the seasonal shift from spring to summer and might alter t[...]
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Mark C. Mainwaring, Auteur ; Megan Dickens, Auteur ; Ian R. Hartley, AuteurSexual size dimorphism results in asymmetric sibling competition, and nestlings of the smaller sex are expected to prioritise the development of those morphological characters that maximise effective sibling competition. In this study, we test t[...]
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Mark C. Mainwaring, AuteurMainwaring M.G. 2011. The use of nestboxes by roosting birds during the non-breeding season: a review of the costs and benefits. Ardea 99: 167-176. The advantages and disadvantages of breeding in nestboxes are well known, whilst the merits of ro[...]
